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J. AMBROSE 8c Gr. J. ATKINS.

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. PatentedvApr. 20, 1886.

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NrrEn STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN AMBROSE AND GEORGE J. ATKINS, OF YOUNGSTOVN, OHIO.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPlLCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,187, dated April 20, 1886.

Serial No. 187,006. (No model.)

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN AHBROSE and GEORGE J. ATKINs, citizens of the 'United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning-'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact dcscription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a plan view of a horse-collar constructed in accordance with ourinvention, and Fig. 2a cross section thereof, taken online x x of Fig. l.

The prescntinvention has relation to cerlai n new and useful improvements in horse-collars; and it consists in the details of construction, substantially as shown in the drawings,

- and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the liorsecollar provided with the usual roll, B, connected thereto in any suitable inanner, butpreferably by stitching, said collar being connected at its upper ends by a strap, a, and buckle b.

The collar B consists of an inflated sack, C, of rubber or any other suitable materiaLwhich is of such shape as to conform to the'shape of the collar, and is inflated with air through a valve-nozzle, c, of any of the usual forms. Ihe sack C has a covering, D, of leather, to protect it from injury and provide a wearingsurface therefor, the inflated sack taking the place of the ordinary stuffing of the collar.

The roll B consists of a rubber tube, E, with a protective covering, Il, of leather, the rubber tube forming a yielding cushion, thereby l rendering the collar comfortable to the horse. Between the sack C and the covering D, and secured tothe latter, is a re-enforce strip, G, one on each side of the collar, as shown in l dotted lines, Fig. 1. This re-enforce plate or strip G may be of leather, metal, wood, or any other desirable material, and is preferably attached to the leather covering D by rivets.

To the covering D, immediately over the re-enforce plates or strips G, are attached the ends of straps H, which are connected at their outer ends to a buckle, d, said straps taking the place of the haines.

The arrangement of the straps H insures them pulling from different points on the collar, the re-enforce plates or strips G taking olf undue strain on the leather and preventing tearing it.

If preferred, the straps H may be detachably connected to the collar by rings and hooks, or any other well-known' means, thus adapting the collar for use withv the ordinary lia-mes after the straps are removed.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A horse-collar consisting ol' an inllat-ed sack provided with a roll formed ol' an elastic tube, said sack and tube having a covering of leather, and re-enforce plates or strips interposed between the covering and sack, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A horse-collar consisting of an inflated sack provided with a leather covering, a roll connected thereto and consisting of a rubber tube and a covering of leather, and re-enforce plates or strips and draft-straps suitably connected to the leather covering of the collar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the 83 presence of two witnesses.

JOHN AMBROSE.

GEORGE J. ATKINS.

ll'itnesses:

JAMES M. MCKAY, DAvIn STiLEs. 

